Arda Bilgen is a scholar focusing on Turkish foreign policy, Turkish domestic politics, transnational security, terrorism, and security-development nexus. He held research assistantship positions at various institutions including, but not limited to, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Hudson Institute, American-Turkish Council, and International Strategic Research Organization. As a Fulbright Scholar, he holds an MA degree in International Security Studies from the George Washington University in Washington, DC and a BA degree in International Relations from Bilkent University in Turkey.